FTTH in Europe

The Scottish government has committed to a further £36m expansion of the ‘Reaching 100%’ (R100) contracts for gigabit-capable broadband delivery.

UK independent provider, CityFibre has named Sittingbourne as the next UK town in line for a multi-million-pound investment in its digital infrastructure.

UK-based rural fibre provider County Broadband has appointed NGE as its civil engineering partner to lead its digital infrastructure investment in Norfolk.

UK wholesale independent operator Netomnia’s full fibre network now passes 210,000 premises across the UK.

The independent UK operator has partnered with Iskratel.

A total of 17 community buildings across Greater Manchester in the UK have been set up with free internet connectivity for five years as part of the UK’s local full fibre networks (LFFN) programme.

Italian tower operator, INWIT and FTTH operator, Open Fiber have partnered to provide fixed wireless access technology coverage to more than 600 municipalities across the country.

Telefónica and Liberty Global, parent companies of Virgin Media O2, have partnered with InfraVia to set up a joint venture to roll-out FTTH to greenfield premises across the UK.

The UK independent provider has inked a 10-year supply agreement with Nokia.